Jeremiah 46:6

Translations

Modern

“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.

Traditional

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

Literal

“Swift cannot flee, and the mighty one cannot escape; in the north, alongside the River Euphrates, they stumble and fall.

Latin

Non fugiat velox, nec salvari se putet fortis: ad aquilonem juxta flumen Euphraten victi sunt, et ruerunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.

Notes

Jeremiah 46:2–12

Jeremiah used the outcome of a battle known to Jehoiakim to warn him and the people of Jerusalem. He said Egypt could not protect them from Babylon. Pharaoh Neco believed it was the right time to become the main power in the ancient Near East, so he moved north in 609 BC. Neco spent several years helping parts of the Assyrian army try to stop the Babylonian army's westward advance. However, he was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River in 605 BC. Soon after, the Babylonian army surrounded Jerusalem and forced Jehoiakim to become a Babylonian vassal.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Daniel 11:19
After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
Jeremiah 46:12
The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”
Amos 9:1–3
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
Jeremiah 4:6
Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
Isaiah 8:15
Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
Jeremiah 6:1
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
Psalm 27:2
When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
Psalm 147:10–11
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
Jeremiah 1:14
Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
Jeremiah 50:32
The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”
Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.

Places

Euphrates: Major river in ancient Near East; boundary of Promised Land

Glossary

Assyria, Assyrians Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Nations Oholah and Oholibah

Topics

Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: Armies Destroyed by Babylon Euphrates: Pharaoh-Necho, King of Egypt, Made Conquest To The Euphrates: Egyptian Army Destroyed At War: Evils of

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